RichardPorley

Thanks for the kind offer Glenn, very much appreciated, at the moment I'm making the hook to take the 29K71 bobbins, as I have a few of them, if that does not work out I will let you know, yes the hook will be harden and tempered when done, most probably will make one more as a spare :-) Richard.

Your right Glenn, there is definitely some wear there, mainly on the drive rack, the teeth on the carrier are not bad at all, I am making a new hook now , the previous one I made I filed to much metal of one side, and combined with the worn parts made it very loose and that's why it jammed, there is no play on the carrier pivot at all which is good, thanks Glenn, Richard.

Well, it picked up the bobbin thread first try but, then it jammed in the carrier, there is too much play in the whole set up, so I think I will start with the carrier, and see if it can be tighten some how, I have all day to play tomorrow, Richard.

Thanks Glenn, Richard.

Thanks mate, but I won't count my chickens just yet, will be a couple of weeks before I get my needles to try it. Richard.

Productive weekend,Some filing, drilling, milling, sanding, polishing will be done tomorrow, after I shape the tension spring for it,,thanks for looking.Richard.

Well it all comes down to finding the right hook for my machine, then have it 3D scanned, and then printed, like you said, my hook is different size to most of the machines I have seen out there, so I'm going to go with making one, it seems to be my only choice at the moment, :-) Thanks for your input much appreciated. Richard.

This are the photos from the other machine that looks exactly like mine, I printed the photo to scale and measured the parts as best I could, the bobbin is about 16.5 mm, the hook is around the 22.something mark.

Yep, is a challenge alright! I will keep looking, but in the mean time I will try and make one. I like the rattling, there is something appealing about it! "unoptanium", I like that, Richard.

Hi Brian, I check for that part 8654 on eBay and they guarantee it will fit a 29k71 as well, if that is the case it will not fit mine, aliexpress has one for $15.00 free postage I may get one just to try and may be able to modify it, it won't mater to much is I wreck it, Haha!! thanks for the parts list, Got it running today https://youtu.be/6lFju3z5XA0 Richard.

Hi Glenn, here is what I have, main body, This bobbin is from a Chinese patcher, used it to get an idea of carrier size, that is the bobbin size, this is a 29k71 bobbin in the carrier, that is centered with a brass rod, smaller size and this is the 29k71 hook, to big for that carrier, I am getting some measurements from another machine emailed to me today, that should help. thanks. Richard.

Today's effort, Auto bobbin winder, there is a before image previous post, the thread spool holder/pin is the original main one from the machine that broke, I machined it to fit the bobbin winder as this was a smaller diameter and shorter, so it worked out well, also made a tapered pin for one of the arms that had a split pin holding it together out of the broken winder pin, Tomorrow the machine assembly begins!! Thanks for looking, Richard.

Thanks Brian, I guess my love for restoring old tools is paying off, hehe!! Richard.

Hi all, it seems I am going to have to make a shuttle hook for this machine, I have exhausted all my known avenues to find one, I know there are different sizes for different machines but if any one has some reference measurements of one and care to post them I very much appreciate it, the shuttle carrier pics are at the end, thanks for looking. First repairs to be done, Auto bobbin winder,after cleaning some parts by sand blasting, and wire brushing as the parts in the boxes show then I used cold gun blue, I would have like to leave the bare metal look but here in Queensland the humidity is a killer and would have soon rusted again, now just a wipe with an oily rug will keep it rust free, had to make a couple of parts, new screw and discs for bobbin thread tensioner and discs for main thread tensioner as well, because they are so thin the rust weakened them, and not to mention the one that shot across the workshop never to be seen again when I tried to buff it on the bench grinder, and a return spring for the winder. More to come.Richard.

Thanks Glenn, I have removed the broken stud, making the wood handle won't be a problem, They tell me you're the man to talk to about a shuttle for this machine, any idea where to get one from? ;-)

Thanks Dominick, I will get in touch with them. Richard.

Thanks, will get in touch with him. Yes the link works now, thanks, of all the ones I have seen, none have the automatic bobbin winder☺ Richard.

Thanks for the information Constabulary, but the link does not work for me, do you have any idea where I may be able to get the shuttle? Richard.

Hi Brian, I have only started with this machines last year, I saw on eBay a Chinese patcher, I thought I could use it for hobby use now and again, then the wife said, that would look nice on a Singer base!!, 6 domestic Singers later and 1 29k71, plus the Chinese patcher, and then i saw this one, I just had to have it, as I started researching it, I could find very little reference or photos to any other ones been assembled or manufactured here, or any with the Wertheim brand other than domestic ones, from the condition that this is in I think the rest of them must have rotted away in the good old Aussie paddocks. hopefully I can get the shuttle from somewhere so i can get it stitching!! Thanks for your interest, I will post more photos as I resize them. Richard

Hi all, greetings from Brisbane, Australia, I recently acquired in very poor condition a Hugo Wertheim branded leather patcher machine, (no base just the head), apparently this were assembled in Melbourne, Australia, as you will see in the branding on the hand crank wheel cover, it is very much alike to all the other shoe patchers of that era, the machine is very much complete except for the shuttle? and bobbin, the shuttle and bobbin must be really small as the one on my Singer 29k71 does not fit in it, is bigger, I have not done any measurements on it yet as I am in the process of cleaning and painting it at the moment, maybe some one can point me in the right direction to source this items as I really like to make it work again, I have over 100 photos of the disassembly and restoration process I would like to share if there is any interest let me know, here is a couple of the before ones, these are the photos of the add when it was for sale, a retired elderly man had it and wanted AUD$80.00, when I saw it I was not going to take it because I did not think it would be any good as all seemed to be seized up with rust, he ask me to take it and if I could get it moving I would pay him the money, worried that some thing would break I offered him $50.00 and said if it cleaned up ok I will give him the rest, the money is on it's way!!, this old machines you can not break, well, there where 3 insignificant breakages, the thread spool holder pins both on the bobbin winder as well as the machine's one, and a flat spring on the bobbin winder, every nut screw moving part and coil springs came undone without anything more than WD40 and a bit of perseverance. Love this machine and is not even running yet!!. thanks for looking, Richard.

I have taken the shaft out now, tried the pipe, no go could not hold the machine secure enough to push down, I almost gave up, the rear cam pin would not come out, put everything back together again, I thought I was hitting it the right way, you know, from the small end (lol) it looked like the small end and is in the cam groove and the other end sticks out about 2mm, not so!! tapped it back the other way and it just came out, I will straighten it at work in the morning. Thanks again fellas, should be up and running by the weekend.

Thanks Bob, I'll give it a try when I get home.

Thanks guys, I'm glad I asked otherwise I would have been in trouble, that is the same manual I have, that cam has a tapered pin as well as a grub screw on the gear so it should go back the same way, the gearbox wont be a problem CowboyBob, I'm a bit worried about the casting when forcing the shaft, will have a good look tonight after work and see how solid that section is. I can always just use the hand crank I guess. Thanks again. Richard.

Greetings from Brisbane, Australia, I have just joined this forum (Google made me do it!!) when searching for information on the Singer 29k71 I acquired last week, I love restoring old tools and machines to as close to new as possible, not just for display but to be able to use them the way they were intended, I had been looking for this kind of machine for a while now, and I was so eager to get one that I failed to see the top shaft has a significant bend at the pulley end, which would probably affect the belt staying on the pulley(I have pulled the base apart for painting so can not test it), and no, I did not try the treadle when I viewed the machine I just used the hand crank :-( , being the person I am if I don't fix it/replace it, it's going to annoy me for as long as I have this little beauty!!, so the shaft has to come out, I have the service manual and parts list and there seems to be not much to them, my question is does anybody know other than the shuttle timing, should I be aware of, before I remove the head, of anything critical that could affect the stitching or the feed motion when put back together? thank you for taking the time to read this and any help would be greatly appreciated. Richard.